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Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. The title ‘back-to-back Missouri Valley Champions’ has a good ring to it. Fans better get used to it as the Illinois State volleyball team will now have that as their new moniker. That new label did not come without adversity, postponements, and empty arenas. The 2021 MVC title will mean something different […]
Photo courtesy to Bloomington PD BLOOMINGTON IL – On Wednesday, March 31, members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested a Chicago man in Lafayette, Indiana for his McLean County murder warrants related to the murder of Jaleel Johnson that occurred in Oct. of 2020. Kevon Moon’s bond listed on the warrants is $3 […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Joshua Crockett is a graduate who looks to come back and help improve the college that gave him so much. Crockett is running for Heartland Community College’s board. If elected, he plans to expand access to the college. “I want to help expand access to education, to expand the offerings of the college […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL Ill.- A fourth postseason berth in as many seasons proves that Illinois State volleyball coach Leah Johnson was the right woman for the job. Since joining the program, Johnson boasts an 82-and-38 record, and has taken the team to new heights. Flashing back to December of 2019, the No. 3 seeded Illinois State volleyball team had a […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Volleyball teammates on the court, friends wherever life has taken them, and as of Sunday afternoon, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference champions. Illinois State volleyball middle blocker Nicole Lund and outside hitter Kaitlyn Prondzinski have been playing pin to pin together since their high school days. Both Rochester, Minn. natives, Lund and Prondzinski spent time on […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Hot bats and steady pitching led the way for Illinois State baseball over the weekend, as the Redbirds (7-14 overall) scored 22 total runs in three games en route to winning two out of three contests against Arkansas State (5-14 overall) in their non-conference series. Illinois State opened […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- A member of the Bloomington Planning Commission is putting her best foot forward to run for Ward 3. Over twenty years ago, Sheila Montney moved to Bloomington by herself with only her dogs to keep her company, and she has never looked back. Originally from a small town in Arkansas, Montney grew up […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Following a cancellation due to inclement weather Saturday, Sunday afternoon saw a softball double-header between Illinois State and Loyola Chicago. The first inning of the first game saw the visiting Ramblers score first, with Allyson Ivey getting an unearned run due to an ISU error. After a scoreless second inning, the Redbirds […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL Ill.- Following a weekend sweep over last-place Southern Illinois, Illinois State secured the N0. 1 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament set to take place this coming Thursday. The Redbirds enter the tournament as the MVC defending champions, after running the table as the No. 3 seed […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Normal, Ill. – Having not played a match away from Normal in 47 days, the Illinois State Redbirds traveled down to Carbondale on Friday, to which head coach Leah Johnson described as a ‘weird’ feeling. In a season that has been beyond weird, the 9-3 (11-5 overall) Redbirds challenge the 1-15 (2-16 overall) Southern Illinois Salukis in […]